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<h2>Macroeconomic Time Series for the United States </h2>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>quarterly observations from 1959-1 to 2000-4
</p>
<p><em>number of observations</em> :  168
</p>
<p><em>observation</em> :  country
</p>
<p><em>country</em> :  United States
</p>


<h3>Usage</h3>

<pre>data(Macrodat)</pre>


<h3>Format</h3>

<p>A time serie containing :
</p>

<dl>
<dt>lhur</dt><dd><p>unemployment rate (average of months in quarter)       </p>
</dd>
<dt>punew</dt><dd><p>cPI   (Average of Months in Quarter)       </p>
</dd>
<dt>fyff</dt><dd><p>federal funds interest rate (last month in quarter)       </p>
</dd>
<dt>fygm3</dt><dd><p>3 month treasury bill interest rate (last month in quarter)       </p>
</dd>
<dt>fygt1</dt><dd><p>1 year treasury bond interest rate (last month in quarter)       </p>
</dd>
<dt>exruk</dt><dd><p>dollar / Pound exchange rate (last month in quarter)       </p>
</dd>
<dt>gdpjp</dt><dd><p>real GDP for Japan       </p>
</dd>
</dl>



<h3>Source</h3>

<p>Bureau of Labor Statistics, OECD, Federal Reserve.
</p>


<h3>References</h3>

<p>Stock, James H.  and  Mark W.  Watson (2003) <em>Introduction to Econometrics</em>, Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, chapter 12 and 14.
</p>


<h3>See Also</h3>

<p><code>Index.Source</code>, <code>Index.Economics</code>, <code>Index.Econometrics</code>, <code>Index.Observations</code>,
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<p><code>Index.Time.Series</code></p>


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